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Canvey IslandCanvey Island Central

Canvey Island Central

SS8 0 / SS8 9

Family-friendly

The centre of Canvey around the Knightswick Shopping Centre and the main stretch of shops along the High Street. It is a functional small-town centre, not pretty, but covers the basics. There is a Morrisons, a few takeaways, charity shops, and the usual high street mix. Housing is mostly 1950s and 60s bungalows and semis, which is the dominant stock across the whole island. It is walkable to most of what Canvey has to offer but you will still need a car for anything beyond the island.

Benfleet1.6 mi
£314kmedian house
Top 10%primary KS2
Below averagesafety
Canvey Island Central

Flat

£212k

Terraced

£278k

Semi-detached

£316k

Detached

£344k

72% homeowners16% private rented13% social rented

Fastest travel times

Canary Wharf43 min
Liverpool Street50 min
London Bridge50 min
Waterloo53 min
King's Cross58 min
Oxford Circus58 min

Nearest stations

Benfleet1.6 mi
SafetyBelow average

Breakdown of reported crime

Violence and sexual offences
36%
Anti-social behaviour
18%
Criminal damage and arson
12%
Shoplifting
8%
Other theft
6%
Public order
6%
Vehicle crime
3%
Drug offences
3%
Other crime
3%
AffluenceBelow average

Ethnicity

White
95.1%
White British93.3%
Other White1.2%
Irish0.5%
Irish Traveller0.1%
Mixed
1.8%
White & Black Caribbean0.8%
Other Mixed0.4%
White & Black African0.3%
White & Asian0.3%
Asian
1.3%
Other Asian0.4%
Bangladeshi0.3%
Chinese0.3%
Indian0.2%
Pakistani0.1%
Black
1.4%
African1.1%
Caribbean0.2%
Other Black0.1%
Other
0.4%

State primary

Canvey Junior School
Good🏆 Strong results
Canvey Island Infant School and Nursery
William Read Primary Academy

State secondary

Castle View School
Requires ImprovementNon-selective
The King John School
GoodNon-selective

Independent

Athena School
Green spaces31 nearby
Hadleigh Castle
Leigh Beck Park
Canvey Heights Country Park
Paddocks Recreation Ground

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